Mop.



G. A. KELLY.

MOP.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 24, 1913.

Patented Dec. 16, 1913.

(AWovna CHARLES A. KELLY, 0F MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN.

MOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 16,1913.

Application filed April 24, 1913. Serial No. 763,225.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, CHARLES A. KELLY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Muskegon, in the county of Muskegon and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mops; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in mops, and more particularly such mops which are provided with integral wringing devices, and its object is to provide a device that is adapted to be used effectually in close angular spaces, particularly at the angle of the floor and mop board where with a single stroke the mop will contact and clean the floor, and that portion of the mop board on which, with the ordinary mop, there is left a streak of water and dirt, and to provide a device of this class which is simple in operation and construction, and which may be cheaply manufactured and sold, and to provide the device with certain other new and useful features hereinafter more fully described ancl particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a device embodying my invention shown in position for mopping fiat surfaces; Fig. 2 shows the same in position for mopping corners and like close angle places; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device as shown in Fig. 1; and, Fig. 4: illustrates the operation of the self contained wringing device.

Like numbers refer to like parts in all of the figures.

1 represents a socket adapted to receive the mop handle 2, and is provided near its lower end with a transversely extending bar 3 which is provided with axial openings in its respective ends to receive the inturned ends of the spring frame 4 which is thus pivotally attached to the cross bar. The opposite or outer end of the spring frame 4 terminates in a transversely extending loop 5, through which the mop cloth 6 is passed and the other end of the said mop cloth passes through th loop 7 on the lower end of the shaft 8 which passes through and is journaled in the socket 1. The upper end of this shaft is provided with a crank 8* by which it may be manually rotated.

When in operative position and adjusted for mopping flat surfaces as shown in Fig. 1, the mop cloth 6, which is preferably an endless band, lies double thickness in a flat horizontal plane being supported at its outer end by the transverse horizontal loop 5 on the end of the spring frame at and at its rear end by the loop 7 which normally extends transversely of the handle and parallel with the forward loop 5, the tendency of the mop when in operative position being to retain the loop 7 in this transverse position. In the above mentioned adjustment the mop cloth 6 extends loosely bet-ween the two end supporting loops 5 and 7.

When it is desired to work into close angular spaces and close up to base boards, etc., the handle 2 is turned so that it will form an acute angle with the spring frame 4 as shown in Fig. 2. This changes the position of the loop 7 which folds the mop cloth 6 over the transverse bar 3 and forms a mop surface having a comparatively sharp corner where it is folded over the transverse bar 3, with the respective mop surface at approximately a right angle and in this position it may be conveniently used close up to a mop board. This adjustment also serves to stretch the mop cloth tighter and in so doing the spring frame 6, which is slightly bowed upward from the horizontal plane at its middle portion, will yield and exert a spring tension on the mop cloth to maintain it in a tensioned position.

lV hen it is desired to wring the mop. it is merely necessary to turn the handle 2, together with the socket 1, to a position at right angles relative to the spring frame 4:, which will loosen the tension of the mop cloth 6 and also place the loop 7 in position so that it may be rotated in a plane parallel with the loop 5 and by turning the crank S the said loop 7 will be rotated and will twist the mop cloth 6, effectually wringing the same. As the mop cloth is twisted its length will be shortened and the spring frame will yield longitudinally to accommodate such shortening.

WVhat I claim is 1. In a device of the class described, a socket adapted to receive a handle at one end and having a transverse bar fixed at its other end, a loop attached to the socket adjacent the said bar, a frame pivotally attached at one end to the transverse bar and provided with a loop at its other end and a mop cloth having its respective ends attached to the said loops and extending loosely between the same when the socket is in one position relative to the frame and adapted to be folded over the said transverse bar to present two mopping surfaces substantially at right angles to each other when the socket is in another position relative to the frame.

2. In a device of the class described, a socket adapted to receive a handle atone end and having a transverse bar fixed at its other end,'a loop attached to the socket adjacent the said transverse bar, a longitudinally yieldable frame pivotally connected at one end to the transverse bar and having a loop at its other end, and a mop cloth attached at its respective ends to the said loops and extending loosely between them when the socket is in one position relative to the frame and adapted to be folded over the said transverse bar and tensioned to present two mopping surfaces at substantially right angles to each other when the socket is in another position relative to the frame, said frame being adapted to yield longitudinally when the mop cloth is tensioned to retain it in such tensioned condition.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A. KELLY.

WVitnesses:

PALMER A. JONES, MAE RANKIN.

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